GEN ART "Fresh Faces in Fashion" - Behind the Scenes

 

GEN ART is always a highlight of LA fashion Week. And this season was no exception. The 11th annual edition presented a showcase of the hottest up and coming design talent in Los Angeles. Mandy Moore hosted the event which was staged at the Petersen Automotive Museum and included a cocktail reception and after-party. The “Who’s Who” of LA fashion turned out to see the line-up which included womenswear collections by Nanushka, Quail, Wayf, Laeken and Maxine Dillon; swimwear by Peonie and menswear by K.Z.O. and Wayne Hadly. Accessories designers displayed their collections in an installation format. This season’s honorees included Azature’s fine jewelry, Posso’s hipster chic spats and purses, Laura Kranitz’s sculptural hats and jewelry and Jerome C. Rousseau’s beautifully crafted footwear. The looks on the runway ranged from tomboy chic at Quail and Maxine Dillon to feminine dresses at Wayf, retro hipster styles at Wayne Hadly and the globally conscious sportswear of K.Z.O.

This season I went behind the scenes to talk to the designers and catch all the action pre-show. Here are the faces, the clothes and the very chic style.

To my coverage of the show go to BritishVogue.com at: www.vogue.co.uk

BEHIND THE SCENES:

Jen Egan interviews Wayf designer, Meredith Fisher

Maxine Dillon


Models do a pre-show walk through


Hair and makeup


K.Z.O.'s Joel K with model


Model in K.Z.O. and "Road Kill" necklace by The Recycled Dead



K.Z.O. model gets into makeup


Whitney Pierce and Christopher Brunner, designers of The Recycled Dead


Tu Tran and co from the Marked Showroom prepare for Nanushka's presentation


Michelle Williams, designer of Quail


Do you believe these shoes were Alice + Olivia for Payless?


Quail


LOVED the styling of the Quail collection!


HAIR PROS!

 
Wayne Hadly


More Wayne Hadly!


Wayne Hadly designer, Wayne Joffe, and models


ACCESSORIES designers at FRESH FACES in FASHION:


LAURA KRANITZ



 
JEROME C. ROUSSEAU:

Jerome C. Rousseau




POSSO:

Marylouise and Vanessa rock their spats